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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Cossacks.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the relationship between Marya and Sergey turn romantic?
(a) Over the summer.
(b) In May.
(c) In the winter.
(d) In August.

2. What is Dmitri's relation with Maryanka?
(a) Devotion.
(b) Competition.
(c) Flirtation.
(d) Animosity.

3. What is in Novomlinsk?
(a) The Russian military outpost.
(b) Muslim Tartars.
(c) The center of the Grebensk Cossack settlement.
(d) The Turkish trading post.

4. What is the relationship between Christian Cossacks and Muslim Tartars?
(a) Wariness.
(b) Annihilating hatred.
(c) Mutual trust.
(d) Commercial interdependence.

5. How would you describe the nature Dmitri expects to find in the Caucasus?
(a) Sublime.
(b) Domesticated.
(c) Exhausted.
(d) Fertile.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dmitri return home quickly after hunting?

2. How does Tolstoy describe Dmitri's thoughts about love?

3. What does Tolstoy say Marya and Sergey each believe about the other?

4. Who does Marya live with at the beginning of "Family Happiness"?

5. Who are the Grebensk Cossacks descended from?

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